# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S129 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 128 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 6 e. Synodical membership is conditioned on adher- ence to Article II (Confession), Article VI (Conditions of Membership), and Article IIT (Objects). Therefore Synod has the obligation to: 1. Encourage and solicit wholehearted support for all objectives and programs properly formulated by circuit, District, or Synod; 2. Insist on loyalty of its members (Article V) to the Scriptures and the Confessions (Article II); and Wuereas, Points 2 and 4 especially of the proposed paragraph d could create problems for a District in dealing with subsidized congregations; and Wuereas, Point 6 could be interpreted as coercion of a congregation by the District or the Synod; and Wuereas, Paragraph e is already adequately covered by the Constitution of the Synod (Article II, II, V, and VI); therefore be it Resolved, That the suggestion of adding the proposed paragraphs d and e to section 1.09 be declined. Action: This resolution was adopted. Procedure in Bylaw Changes and Additions RESOLUTION 6-20 Report 602, II, A, 3, p. 232, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, Some difficulty has been encountered in distinguishing Bylaw changes, amendments, and addi- tions from ordinary resolutions passed at a synodical convention; therefore be it Resolved, That Section 16.01, which now reads: Changes in the Bylaws and additions thereto may be made provided they (1) are not contrary to the Con- stitution, (2) are presented in writing to Synod, (3) are separately considered and acted on, and (4) are passed by a majority of the voting representatives. be changed to read as follows: Changes in the Bylaws and additions thereto may be made provided they are: 1. Not contrary to the constitution; 2. Presented in writing to the Synod; 3. Specified as Bylaws and considered by a convention floor committee; 4. Submitted to the Convention Floor Committee on Constitutional Matters prior to presentation to the con- vention itself, which committee shall examine them for content and language and report to the convention as to their consistency with the Constitution and its recom- mendations thereto; 5. Passed by a majority of the voting representatives. Action: This resolution was adopted. To Change the Name of Corporate Body to “International Lutheran Church” RESOLUTION 6-21 Memorial 639, pp. 287, 288, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, This name for the Synod has been pro- posed and rejected a number of times in recent years, even as late as 1959; and Wuereas, The reasons for this name are now no more persuasive than formerly; and Wuereas, There are many who feel that a still bet- ter name for the Synod might be found; therefore be it Resolved, That we decline at this time to change the name of the Synod to “The International Lutheran Church”; and be it further Resolved, That the President and the Vice-Presi- dents direct the Board for Public Relations or some other appropriate board, committee, or commission to study the matter of change of name of the Synod and to report to the next convention of the Synod. Action: This resolution was adopted. Closer Definition of Relationship of Districts to the Synod RESOLUTION 6-22 Report 602, Il, A, 5, pp. 234, 235, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, There is need for a clearer definition of the relationship of Districts to the Synod; therefore be it Resolved, That sections 3.01 and 3.02 be rearranged and amended to read: 3.01 Boundaries and Names of Districts Synod shall determine the geographic boundaries of a District, and the name of a District shall be subject to ratification by the Synod. 3.02 Synod, District, and Congregations a. The District, which is the Synod working in a geo- graphical area, shall carry out synodical resolutions affecting it. The Synod is not merely an advisory body in relation to a District. b. The relationships of the congregations to their Dis- trict are identical to their relationships to the Synod itself. Article VII of the Constitution and the Bylaw sec- tion 1.09, which define the relationships of the Synod to its congregations, apply also to the relationships of the District to its congregations. and be it further Resolved, That points 2—7 under “Synod and Dis- tricts” (Reports and Memorials, p. 235) be referred for possible inclusion in the “Manual of Synodical Op- erations.” Action: This resolution was adopted. First Vice-President to Serve as Acting President in Emergency RESOLUTION 6-23 Report 602, II, B, 2, and Memorial 605, pp. 240, 269, Reports and Memorials Wuereas, The synodical Handbook at present does not make proper provision in the event of a President’s temporary or permanent incapacity; therefore be it Resolved, That the Handbook be amended by adding section 2.32 to read as follows: